Where does “infinitief” come from?
infinitief (Dutch) comes from Middle French infinitif, from Late Latin infinitivus, from Latin īnfīnītus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
infinitief (Dutch): infinitive
Ancestry of “infinitief”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | infinitif | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | infinitivus | unlimited, indefinite; infinitive; the infinitive |
| 3 | Latin | īnfīnītus | — |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |